In July 2019, Haunted Montreal published a story about the Haunted Statue of Jacques Cartier in Saint-Henri Park. Towering above the greenspace, the statue features the French explorer along with colonial words and racist depictions of decapitated Indigenous heads spitting out water. It also has a paranormal history that has disturbed numerous people, triggered at least one divorce and caused many other problems.
At around 9 pm, Marie-Josée was putting her daughter to bed when she heard what sounded like laughter coming from outside. She opened the window to see if there were rowdy teenagers in the neighborhood, but could not see anyone on the street or in the park across the street. While she could not place the laughter, she recognized the voice as male. The laughter got louder, and soon transformed into a mixture of snickering, giggling and cackling. Unimpressed, Marie-Josée closed the window and secured its latch. Unfortunately, she could still hear the deranged laughter, albeit more muffled.